Saeed Roustaee

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1989-08-14 (35 years old)

Place of Birth Tehran, Iran

Also Known As Saeed Roustaei, Saeed Roustaee, Saeed Roustayi, Саид Рустаи, سعید روستایی

Saeed Roustaee

Biography

Saeed Roustayi (Persian: سعید روستایی, born 14 August 1989) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing. "Life and a Day" (2016) is his first major cinematic work. At the Fajr International Film Festival, Roustayi won 2 Crystal Simorghs for best directing and best screenplay. He received the 2016 Reflet d'Or for Best Feature at the Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans. In 2022, his second film, Just 6.5 (2019), was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film. In April 2022, his third film, Leila's Brothers (2022), was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. His works primarily focus on issues of social injustice, as well as his portrayals of women in Iranian society.

Known For

Director

2022
Leila's Brothers

as Director

2019
Law of Tehran

as Director

2016
Life and a Day

as Director

2012
2012
2012
Ceremony

as Director

2011
Saturday

as Director

Writer

2022
2019
Law of Tehran

as Screenplay

2017
Blockage

as Writer

2016
Life and a Day

as Screenplay

2012
Ceremony

as Writer

2011
Saturday

as Writer

Producer

2022
Leila's Brothers

as Producer

2012
2012
2012
Ceremony

as Producer

2011
Saturday

as Producer